Ikpala Surname
Approximately 72 people bear this surname
Ikpala Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Ikpala (11) may also be a first name.
Ikpala Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ikpala Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ikpala occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ikpala? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,237,939th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ikpala reside; 69 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name globally, borne by 11 people.
This surname is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 50 people, or 1 in 3,542,855. In Nigeria Ikpala is primarily found in: Cross River, where 42 percent reside, Lagos, where 22 percent reside and Kaduna, where 16 percent reside. Besides Nigeria this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 29 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikpalap | 92 | 3 | / |
| Ikpeala | 92 | 1 | / |
| Iskpatla | 86 | 12 | / |
| Ikpali | 83 | 235 | / |
| Ekpala | 83 | 235 | / |
| Ikpela | 83 | 83 | / |
| Ikpale | 83 | 63 | / |
| Ikpola | 83 | 21 | / |
| Ukpala | 83 | 18 | / |
| Ikpalo | 83 | 4 | / |
| Yiskpatla | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ikpeali | 77 | 31 | / |
| Ekpeala | 77 | 21 | / |
| Ikpelaa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Gikpale | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gekpalah | 71 | 6 | / |
| Ikpailou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ekpale | 67 | 1,019 | / |
| Ekpela | 67 | 320 | / |
| Ekpali | 67 | 310 | / |
| Ikpolo | 67 | 153 | / |
| Ukpola | 67 | 65 | / |
| Ukpela | 67 | 52 | / |
| Ukpalo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ekpola | 67 | 21 | / |
| Ikpoli | 67 | 10 | / |
| Yiskpalli | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ugpala | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ikpole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpaly | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ekpalo | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ikpala
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